зачињати

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zǎt͡ʃiɲati/
  • Hyphenation: за‧чи‧ња‧ти

Verb

за̀чињати impf (Latin spelling zàčinjati)

  1. (transitive) to conceive (become pregnant)
  2. (transitive) to conceive (develop an idea)
  3. (transitive, archaic) to start, begin, commence
  4. (reflexive) to become, develop

Conjugation

Conjugation of зачињати
Infinitive: зачињати Present verbal adverb: за̀чињӯћи Past verbal adverb: — Verbal noun: за̀чиња̄ње
Number Singular Plural
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Verbal forms ја ти он / она / оно ми ви они / оне / она
Present зачињем зачињеш зачиње зачињемо зачињете зачињу
Future Future I зачињат ћу1
зачињаћу 		зачињат ћеш1
зачињаћеш 		зачињат ће1
зачињаће 		зачињат ћемо1
зачињаћемо 		зачињат ћете1
зачињаћете 		зачињат ће1
зачињаће
Future II бу̏де̄м зачињао2 бу̏де̄ш зачињао2 бу̏де̄ зачињао2 бу̏де̄мо зачињали2 бу̏де̄те зачињали2 бу̏дӯ зачињали2
Past Perfect зачињао сам2 зачињао си2 зачињао је2 зачињали смо2 зачињали сте2 зачињали су2
Pluperfect3 би̏о сам зачињао2 би̏о си зачињао2 би̏о је зачињао2 би́ли смо зачињали2 би́ли сте зачињали2 би́ли су зачињали2
Imperfect зачињах зачињаше зачињаше зачињасмо зачињасте зачињаху
Conditional I зачињао бих2 зачињао би2 зачињао би2 зачињали бисмо2 зачињали бисте2 зачињали би2
Conditional II4 би̏о бих зачињао2 би̏о би зачињао2 би̏о би зачињао2 би́ли бисмо зачињали2 би́ли бисте зачињали2 би́ли би зачињали2
Imperative — зачињи — зачињимо зачињите —
Active past participle зачињао m / зачињала f / зачињало n зачињали m / зачињале f / зачињала n
Passive past participle зачињан m / зачињана f / зачињано n зачињани m / зачињане f / зачињана n
1   Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic.
2   For masculine nouns; a feminine or neuter agent would use the feminine and neuter gender forms of the active past participle and auxiliary verb, respectively.
3   Often replaced by the past perfect in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.

4   Often replaced by the conditional I in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.
  *Note: The aorist and imperfect were not present in, or have nowadays fallen into disuse in, many dialects and therefore they are routinely replaced by the past perfect in both formal and colloquial speech.

Further reading

  • “зачињати”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
  • “зачињати”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
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